The plaintiff brought a summary judgment motion in a class action against the Federal Government regarding the use of prolonged administrative segregation in federal penitentiaries.
The court found that the Federal Government breached the class members' rights under sections 7 and 12 of the Charter by placing them in administrative segregation for more than 15 days, and that these breaches were not saved by section 1.
The court also found the Federal Government liable for systemic negligence.
The court awarded $20 million in aggregate Charter damages for vindication, deterrence, and compensation, to be distributed equally among the class members, while dismissing the claim for class-wide punitive damages.
